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1. What are some of the important roles that calcium plays in active bodies?
A. Helps maintain healthy bones
B. Helps maintain normal muscle tone and function
C. Can help prevent stress fractures
D. Plays a vital role in maintaining a normal heart rate
E. All the above

2. How much calcium do you need a day?
A. 1,000mg
B. 1,200mg
C. 1,300mg
D. It depends

3. What percentage of women and men do not consume the recommended daily intake for calcium?
A. 50% of women and 50% of men
B. 65% of women and 58% of men
C. 77% of women and 60% of men
D. 88% of women and 63% of men

Still carrying around Thanksgiving pie and stuffing on your hips? Anyone trying to avoid gaining extra weight over the holidays can use a few tips to keep off the pounds.
The best tip I can give you is to drink water before, during, and after all meals. The water will help keep you feeling full so you won’t be inclined to take in extra helpings. Also, being only mildly dehydrated can cause your metabolism to drop by 3% or more, so keep those fluids flowing! Here are some other tips to keep from putting on the extra pounds:

The bench press os one of the most popular lifts in exercise. It also happens to be the lift I see people doing with bad technique most of the time. Here we wil discuss the proper technique of the bench press.

Anaerobic Threshold (which you have learned from our article entitled "Your Anaerobic Threshold"), is the point at which your body stops efficiently taking in oxygen, which therefore inhibits your body's ability to burn fat. In our previous article, we focused on "hitting the wall" which is when your body runs out of glucose for energy. However, right now I would like to discuss what happens when your body stays below threshold.

People always ask me if they should work out as hard as they can, as fast as they can, and for as long as you can. They assume that the harder they work, the more calories they will burn, which will in turn help them lose weight faster. In a sense, those individuals are correct. You will burn more calories at a higher heart rate, but, those calories will come from carbs and sugars, and not fat.

Helen Keller

When it comes to resistance training there are a lot of things that you can do. Split routines, circuits, body part training. There are a few things that must always be done in order to realize the maximum benefit of training as well as keep our body injury free.

Here are 8 basic rules for resistance training:

By Summer B. Ortegon, Certified Fitness Nutrition Coach

People exercise for different reasons. Some exercise to relieve stress and get in shape, while others exercise as a means of practice and to earn scholarships. But, no matter the reason, everyone has a similar reason to eat well. When doing so, questions may arise such as: How much water should I drink? How do I preserve energy for exercise sessions/practice, or recover afterwards? And, what about the day of the game/event? To answer these questions for this particular discussion, we’ll focus on the football athlete.

This is a great bit of information. We have attached it via PDF because of the size. We are sure that you will find it benificial.

Free Weights 101

Squats are one of the most beneficial exercises for developing the legs, glutes, back, and core. When done properly squats will solve many back, knee, and hip problems. They will keep our legs flexible and our posture proper.

Here we will discuss the proper technuque for the squat.